English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

violate +‎ -or

Noun edit

violator (plural violators)

  1. One who violates (a rule, a boundary, another person's body, etc.); offender
  2. In the publishing and packaging industries, a visual element that intentionally "violates" the underlying design, such as a starburst, color bar or "splat" on a product package or magazine cover intended to attract special attention.

Translations edit

Latin edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

violō +‎ -tor

Noun edit

violātor m (genitive violātōris); third declension

  1. injurer, profaner, violator
Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative violātor violātōrēs
Genitive violātōris violātōrum
Dative violātōrī violātōribus
Accusative violātōrem violātōrēs
Ablative violātōre violātōribus
Vocative violātor violātōrēs
Descendants edit

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

violātor

  1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of violō

References edit

  • violator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • violator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • violator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French violateur.

Noun edit

violator m (plural violatori)

  1. rapist
  2. violator

Declension edit